Trousers hanger



Apri125,1939, N PjscHuR 2,156,031

TROUSERS HANGER Filed :April 25, '1938 Patented Apr. 25, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to garment hangers, and its general object is to provide a hanger that is primarily designed for supporting mens trousers, in a manner to clamp and suspend the same from the cuffs thereof, so that the clamping action together with the weight of the trousers will tend to retain the trousers in a creased condition.

An important object is to provide a trousers hanger, with channeled cuff clamping means that receive the cuffs in the channels thereof, to cooperate with the clamping action to prevent casual displacement of the trousers with respect to the hanger or the trousers falling therefrom.

Another object is to provide a garment hanger that includes companion clamping jaws movable toward and away from each other, with spring means for holding the jaws in clamping position and handled means for separating the same.

'I'his invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claims. L.5 In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout'the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of the trousers hanger which forms the subject matter of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a side View thereof.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of one of the clamping jaws.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be noted that the hanger includes elongated companion clamping jaws I and 2, each being identical in construction and are preferably formed from strips of resilient sheet metal folded into channel formation, to provide outer portions 3 and inner sectional portions 4, the latter portions being adapted to receive the cuffs of the trousers for disposal of the cuffs between the same and the outer portion 3, as will be apparent upon inspection of Figure 2. The portions or sections 4 extend from the ends of the portions 3, but have their inner ends spaced a considerable distance apart to provide ample space for receiving 50 the seams of the legs of the trousers, so asto eliminate crushing the same.

Fixed to the outer face of the outer portion 3 of one of the jaws, by clamping clips 5, is the supporting member of the hanger, and a handled member is xed to the outer face of the outer portion 3 of the other jaw by like clamping clips,

as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2.

The supporting and handled members are each formed .from a single strand of wire, and the I,

strandpf the supporting member terminates at one end into a hook 6 that has the opposite end of the strand xed to the shank thereof by being coiled thereabout, as at 1.

-Frorn the shank and coiled portion, the strand i extends outwardly and downwardly in opposite directions, and thence inwardly to provide what may be termed a substantially oval shaped frame 8 which is open at its lower portion. From the lower ends of the frame portions of the strand, the latter extends outwardly in opposite directions to provide horizontal bearing members 9.

Extending from the horizontal bearing mern-l bers 9 are outwardly and downwardly curved portions Ill which merge at their lower ends into lower horizontal portions II and from the portions II the strand extends to provide upwardly and inwardly directed portions I 2 that have their upper ends looped upon themselves, with the looped portions merging intoa horizontal portion I3.

'Ihe strand of wire which makes up the handled member terminates in aligned trunnions I4 disposed in a horizontal plane, outwardly of, but along the longitudinal center of the oval shaped frame, as shown in Figure 1, and from the trunnions I4, the strand extends into vertical portions I5 and thence is coiled as at I6 about the horizontal bearing members 9, for pivotally securing the handled member with respect to the supporting member.

The remaining portions of the handled member are identical to the portions I Il,` II, I2 and I3 of the supporting member and are indicated by like numerals. It will be noted from Figure 2 thatythe portions I of the supporting and handledvmembers respectively are outwardly inclined in diverging relation, from their point of connection lwith each other, While the lower portions lof the portions Ill and I2, as well as the lower horizontal portions I I, and the upper horizontal portions"` I3, are all disposed parallel with respect to eachother.

It will be noted from Figure 1 that the eye clipsp are disposed about the portions IIJ, II and I2, for securing the jaws to the lower ends of the respective members and in clamping association to provide sleeves disposed about and secured to the horizontal portions I3.

Journaled on the trunnions I4 is a handle I 8, and it will be obvious upon upward and inward swinging movement of the handle toward the frame 8, the jaws are forced apart against the action of the spring I1, to allow the cuffs of trouy from any material suitable for the purpose, such.

as stiff card or plastic board or the like, and each of the outer portions 3 are preferably formed with a recess I9 to provide a concavity extending transversely thereof, which registers with the space between the sections 4, to cooperate with the spaces to receive the seams of the legs and cuffs of the trousers, so as to allow the jaws to set up a positive clamping action, along the length of the cuis, as will be apparent,

It is thought from the foregoing description that Vthe advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changesrfall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

l.v A trousers hanger comprising a pair of companion elongated clamping jaws, each including an outer portion and spaced inner sections formed on the lower longitudinal edges of the outer portions and disposed parallel therewith to provide channels for receiving the cuffs of the trousers therein, said inner sections of each jaw having their inner ends spaced from each other and the outer portions having recesses therein registering with the spaces between the inner sections for cooperation therewith to accommodate the seams of the cuffs, a supporting member having the outer portion of one jaw secured thereto, a second member pivotally connected tothe supporting member and having the outer portion of the other jaw secured thereto for cooperation of the jaws with each other, means mounted on said members for holding the jaws closed and a hook included in the supporting member.

2. A trousers hanger comprising a pair of companion elongated clamping jaws, each including an outer portion and spaced inner sections formed on the lower longitudinal edges of the outer portions and disposed parallel therewith to provide channels for receiving the cuffs of the trousers therein, said inner sections of each jaw having their inner ends spaced from each other and the outer portions having recesses therein registering with the spaces between the inner sections for cooperation therewith to accommodate seams of the cuffs, a supporting member having the out-er portion of one jaw secured thereto, a handled member pivotally connected to the supporting member and having the outer portion of the other jaw secured thereto for cooperation of the jaws with each other, a folded leaf spring bridging the members and secured thereto for holding the jaws in normal clamping association, said jaws being separated against the action of the spring by the handle of the handled member and a hook included in and rising from the supporting member. 'A i 3. A trousers hanger comprising a pair of channeled companion clamping jaws to receive the cuffs of the trousers in the channels thereof, a supporting member formed from a single strand of, wire and having one of the jaws secured to the lower Vportions thereof, said supporting member including bearing means, a second member formed from a single strand of wire and coiled about the bearing means for pivotally connecting the-second member to the supporting member, said second member having the other jaw secured thereto for cooperation of the jaws with each other, a spring secured to said members for holding the jawsin normal clamping association, trunnions included in the second member, a handle journaled on the trunnions for separatingV the jaws against theV action of the spring, and a hook included in the supporting member.

NICK P. SCHUR. 

